Example sentences of "able [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And oh , we loved the intimacy of having them so close , close enough that when I rode my bicycle for ‘ Committee ’ through the ‘ vomitarium ’ separating one wedge of audience from the next I was able to steady myself by grasping the leg of a gentleman who had stretched it over the side . |
| 2 | I was hoping he might feel able to support me in breaking the news to the Dersinghams . ’ |
| 3 | Catherine or St Catherine 's Hill itself constituted a Pandora 's box of small-town trades and occupations at the time : everything from a gingerbread maker to a hairdresser , a staymaker , a breechesmaker , Charles Tucker the coalminer , John Golledge the blind schoolmaster , Mrs Allen at the Castle public house , and even John Ward , who seemed to be able to support himself by practising the noble art of a ‘ horse jockey ’ . |
| 4 | Woodhall farm were able to console themselves by retaining the Arcade team trophy . |
| 5 | The first thing we 're going to think of though , are the roles of people that you have in your team and how they might be able to help you in solving the problems . |
| 6 | The study is particularly concerned with the extent to which social science research students acquire skills in quantitative methods and are able to use them after making the transition to employment in social science research . |
| 7 | If we are quick , we may be able to stop him from desecrating the site . ’ |
| 8 | I was however able to amuse myself by annoying the stewardesses by buzzing them every five to ten minutes asking for a drink , hence the time I spent in the toilet . |